Effective Dust Control Solutions for Dirt and Gravel Roads

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Roadbase Stabilization

Road Dust, A Growing Problem on Dirt and Gravel Roads

Driving on unpaved roads can result in visible plumes of dust, not only making your car dirty but also contributing to air pollution. According to the US Forest Service, every vehicle that travels one mile on an unpaved road each day can generate one ton of dust annually. With over 1.35 million miles of unpaved roads in the U.S., about 35% of all roadways, dust control on dirt and gravel roads has become an important environmental and health issue.

For many roads, paving is not an option due to high costs, environmental concerns, or historical preservation. Fortunately, dust control solutions like DustLess® provide an effective, affordable alternative.

How Dust is Created on Dirt and Gravel Roads

While dirt and gravel may seem durable, the impact of vehicle traffic can break down the road surface, generating dust. Here’s how it happens:

  • Vehicle Traffic: Every time a vehicle drives over an unpaved road, the force from the tires compresses the road surface, breaking it apart into small particles.
  • Size of Dust Particles: These particles, often less than 75 microns in size (smaller than the diameter of a human hair), become airborne. The turbulent air created by the vehicle further propels these particles into the air.
  • Heavy Vehicles: Larger vehicles like trucks cause more wear and tear on the surface, generating greater volumes of fugitive dust.
  • Vehicle Speed: Vehicles moving at faster speeds will increase the amount of airborne road dust as compared to slower moving vehicles.

This dust not only reduces visibility and creates nuisance, but it can also negatively impact air quality and local ecosystems.

Why Dust Control for Dirt Roads Is Essential

Dirt and gravel road dust isn’t just an inconvenience, it’s a health concern. Here’s why dust control is essential:

  • Air Quality: Dust particles are small enough to be inhaled, leading to respiratory issues for people living nearby.
  • Environmental Impact: Dust can pollute local waterways and affect plant and animal life.
  • Maintenance Costs: Roads without dust control deteriorate faster, leading to increased maintenance costs.

Implementing dust control for unpaved roads is a proactive step to mitigate these issues, while improving road safety and comfort for travelers.

Proven Solution: DustLess® Dust Control for Dirt & Gravel Roads

For those seeking effective dust control solutions, DustLess® is a scientifically formulated product designed to eliminate dust on dirt and gravel roads. Here’s why DustLess® is a leading choice for road dust management:

  • Long-Lasting Effects: DustLess® prevents dust for up to one year per application, depending on traffic levels.
  • Non-Toxic and Non-Corrosive: Safe for the environment, vehicles, and road surfaces.
  • No Evaporation: Unlike other dust control solutions, DustLess® remains effective in all weather conditions and will not evaporate.
  • Cost-Effective: DustLess® offers long-term protection with minimal maintenance, saving money on frequent applications.

DustLess® has been trusted by communities, municipalities, and road maintenance contractors across the country to control dust on dirt and gravel roads, providing cleaner air and smoother roads for all.

Additional Dust Control Tips for Dirt and Gravel Roads
In addition to using products like DustLess®, here are some other strategies for controlling road dust:

  • Road Grading: Regular grading can help maintain road surfaces and reduce dust generation.
  • Proper Road Drainage: Ensuring proper water runoff can prevent road erosion, which contributes to dust creation.

Conclusion: Manage Dust on Your Dirt & Gravel Roads with DustLess®
For roads that are frequently traveled, dust control isn’t just a matter of convenience, it’s a necessity. DustLess® offers an environmentally-friendly, effective, and long-lasting solution for managing dust on dirt and gravel roads. By applying DustLess®, you can reduce the environmental impact, improve air quality, and lower maintenance costs for years to come.

Effective Dust Control for Your Horse Arena

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Equestrian Dust Control

Indoor horse arenas can quickly become dusty environments due to materials like arena footing, bedding, and feed. Since footing materials often produce respirable dust, and with the riding arena typically being the largest space in any equestrian facility, managing dust is crucial for health and performance.



The dangers of arena dust

Selecting horse arena footing often comes down to availability and performance. However, prioritizing dust control in equestrian arenas is equally essential. Most preferred equine footing materials contain silica, which, while enhancing footing stability, also generates airborne crystalline silica particles. These tiny respirable particles pose serious health risks. Inhaling silica can lead to conditions like silicosis, a severe lung disease, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to OSHA, the permissible exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica is under 50 μg/m³. A study from an Irish equestrian center revealed levels exceeding this threshold [1], underscoring the importance of proper dust management.

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Alternative Footing Materials

Additionally, common materials like textiles, rubbers, and natural fibers used to adjust footing can become airborne, further contributing to harmful respirable dust.

While high-performance footing is vital for your equine arena, effective horse arena dust control is paramount. Enter ArenaKleen® a proven solution that keeps dust in check. ArenaKleen® is a scientifically formulated arena dust suppressant that prevents footing materials from becoming airborne. Simply apply ArenaKleen® to your arena footing for lasting dust control, eliminating the need for regular watering and arena sprinklers.

Conserving water in your horse arena

If you already have top-quality footing but want to safeguard your riders, staff, and horses from hazardous dust, ArenaKleen® offers superior dust control without the drawbacks of watering and arena sprinklers. Watering may provide short-term relief but is time-consuming, wastes water, and can freeze in cold weather. Plus, it changes the texture of your arena footing. With ArenaKleen®, you get consistent performance and feel, day in and day out, with reliable and efficient dust prevention.

Want safe, dust-free riding spaces? Explore ArenaKleen® for long‑lasting dust control that beats watering and improves air quality.

[1] Bulfin K, Cowie H, Galea KS, Connolly A, Coggins MA. Occupational Exposures in an Equestrian Centre to Respirable Dust and Respirable Crystalline Silica. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(17):3226. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173226

Suppressing the Dust Kicked Up By 2020 (and Moving Forward)!

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From the desk of our founder, Chris Rider:

It’s certainly been a trying year for everyone here domestically, and abroad. For us at Global Environmental Solutions, we’ve long entered a “new year” full of optimism and hope. And that won’t change. A challenge is literally at the root of all of our work.

Upon entering 2020 as a “new year” we had opportunities, plans, and great expectations for GES products and solutions. We approach each year open to new discoveries and opportunities. This year the universe definitely had other plans and different opportunities.
 
As we now enter December 2020 – the final month in this ongoing annual chapter, we hope that we’ve seen the last of what has been an exceptionally tumultuous year – and moment in our collective existence. With the pandemic we saw many small business closings, protests that sometimes led to riots, political tension, etc. In short, it hasn’t been an easy year no matter the vantage point.
 
Domestically and internationally the pandemic squelched or delayed many of our plans. Worldwide distribution became a challenge and our partners across the globe were feeling the weight of this.
 
In every situation there is a downside and a upside. Our upside is, GES soldiered on through the pandemic inflicted year that marked 2020 – a historic part of history that nobody will ever forget. We have added to our USA distributor network and welcomed GrowBIG…ogh as our West Coast distributor. GrowBIG…ogh has really embraced the technology and is running in high gear. We’re excited for the prospects of this relationship and growing others as well.
 
We’re hopeful that 2021 will evolve to the point whereby the pandemic will be a thing of the past or at least be under control, and, together, we’ll all grow in a positive and forwardly progressive way.

We’re up for the challenge. And we’ll continue to soldier on – no matter the hurdles “life” throws at us.

If you’ve got a project you’re in the midst of plotting and need help in managing the physical properties of the terrain of the project, give us a shout. We look forward to hearing from you in the new year and beyond.

Here’s to a happy and healthful new year from our family to yours.

GES: For the Earth, with the Earth in mind.

Employee Spotlight: Rose Cyr

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We’re a unique company here at Global Environmental Solutions. And we’re passionate about the niche nature of our work, as well as the inimitable people that make up our team. We couldn’t do what we do with each and every one of their distinct skillsets. We’re a family, and the culture that exists within our walls is exactly that – a family. We help each other to succeed in any way that we possibly can. Further, we treat our customers with the same deal of respect and care. All the people that lend to the day to day successes of our operation are what has enabled us to be around for as long as we have!

Thus, we’d love to shed some light on some of the invaluable people that make us, us!

Let’s all give a round of applause to today’s spotlight team member, Rose Cyr! 


Name: Rose Cyr
Title: Inside Sales & Marketing Manager

How long have you been working at Global Environmental Solutions, and what brought you here initially?

It will be 4 years on December 5, 2020! I was approached by Jean LoPizzo, GES Director of Operations. Jean and I have worked together over the past 30 years at two different medical supply companies. Although DirtGlue was already a well-known industry leader in the development and distribution of green soil stabilization solutions to a host of industrial for both wind and water erosion control, the principals felt there was a need to refocus on refreshing the brand as an environmentally safe and conscious company.

What is your favorite thing about working at GES? What keeps you getting up and punching into work every morning?

My favorite thing about working at GES is that the possibilities of our products is endless! I never really thought about dust and erosion control until working here! There are so many markets for these products. I learn about a new application on a consistent basis, from industrial use down to the do-it-yourself homeowner. Working closely with Chris Rider, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, I have learned that every challenge is worth investigating and most times we can provide a solution for our customer!

What is one thing you want your current customers / potential customers to know about you (as an individual)? What makes you, you?

Superior customer service is number one! I expect GES to provide our customers as well as our prospects with the highest level of customer service that we expect to receive from our suppliers. From the moment a lead is generated, we reach out in a timely fashion and follow through with that lead until product is applied and our customer is happy! Our policy of continuous follow up is key to customer satisfaction.

What’s one memorable moment that you’ve experienced at GES that sticks out in your mind?

I was fortunate enough to travel to Australia and visit with our rest-of-world distribution team. It was so beneficial and interesting to meet the team and review their GES projects with them and to share marketing ideas. I am so grateful I got the chance to meet face-to-face with these folks before our world turned upside down by this Covid-19 pandemic.

What is one thing you want your current customers / potential customers to know about soil management / control and your work at GES? Why is this work important?

We are proud to offer eco-friendly products to the market and we continue to research & develop new forward-thinking soil stabilization and dust control products.

In your opinion, what is one thing we can all do to make the earth a cleaner, healthier place?

Humans continue to impact the physical environment in many ways which has resulted in climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water. Be proactive when researching products to ensure they are safe for the environment. If you wouldn’t use the product at your home and around your family, don’t use it for your commercial project. We are proud to offer products that are for the earth, with the earth in mind.

Global Environmental Solutions, LLC, founded in 2001 (originally as DirtGlue Enterprises, LLC). Since inception, we’ve long been engaged in the science of high-technology soil stabilization. We take great pride in developing and providing green soil stabilization solutions to a host of industries for both wind and water erosion control – while eliminating health hazards associated with fugitive dust and noxious odors. Our corporate headquarters are located in Salem, New Hampshire with several warehouse locations throughout the United States and sales offices around the world!

Our aim is to provide you, the customer, with the best possible eco-friendly products to get the job done right the first time, from inception to completion, and in a timely, cost-efficient, and ecologically compliant manner. To accomplish this, our job is to listen to your unique challenge(s), which is facilitated by each and every one of our incredible employees. When you’re ready to chat and tackle that project, we’re ready to hear from you!

10 Reasons To Choose Global Environmental Solutions for your Soil Stabilizing Project

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1. Our products are environmentally safe – developed for the earth, with the earth in mind.

2. We’ve been working within the soil stabilization industry for 20 years now (originally started as DirtGlue Enterprises – which is still the forefront namesake of our line of terrain management products).

3. We listen. GES is not going to provide you with a cookie-cutter, out-of-the-box solution. We’re going to hear what your issue at hand is.

4. We believe in science (and use it as a tool). Following the “listening” portion above, we take the education you’ve granted us from your pain and customize the right product driven by scientific research and modernized technology utilization. The idea is to come up with an application that solves any variable that might exist and pose a challenge to the fruitful culmination and inherent solution of your project.

5. We like to play in the dirt. With experience, comes experience. And with that experience and understanding, we can make better informed decisions on how to manage the “dirt” we’re working with…

6. Consider our DirtGlue® line of products if you have a need in any of these areas:

  • Permanent dust control
  • Embankment stabilization
  • Sub-grade stabilization
  • “Green” paving using industrial polymer as a bonding agent
  • All soil stabilizing requirements
  • Erosion control
  • Stockpile capping
  • And really any terrain management/control

    • solution you may be on the hunt for…

7. We have sales and service locations worldwide, so, we’re global, and readily available for you whenever, and wherever you need it!

8. We are a veteran owned business.

9. Our goal and operative mission has been – since day one – to provide the best possible results in an industry where ‘good’ just isn’t good enough. We strive for technical and ecological superiority; every product, every project, all the time.

10. We solve problems related to soil management – and we enjoy it.

Searching for proven environmental solutions? See how GES tackles dust, erosion, and soil stabilization challenges with innovative, eco-friendly products used worldwide.